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  • New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier

    GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...

  • Paddy Lowe to join Mercedes early

    Agreement has been reached between Mercedes and McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the works team ahead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix June 9. The announcement of Lowe leaving McLaren for Mercedes was made in February and the British racing engineer was supposed to join the team at the end of 2013. "Paddy will strengthen the team in the role of executive director (technical) and will work ...

  • Jennifer Lawrence brother being stalked

    Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence and her brother Blaine Lawrence are reportedly being stalked by a Canadian named Han Cong Zhao. Han, 23, was said to be remanded on bail after Judge Annette Karem at Kentucky court here heard he sent Blaine 200 messages and a threatening voicemail. "You got me really upset, when I am upset, wait and see what happens," thesun.co.uk quoted Han as ...

  • Mikhail Grabovski admits to biting Hab in Feb. 9 game report

    Canadiens' Max Pacioretty, right, shows a referee apparent markings of an alleged bite to his arm by Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski in a Feb. 9 game in Montreal. Grabovski reportedly has admitted to the bite. (Graham Hughes/Canadian ...

  • Ryan Dempster thankful for time with Cubs

    Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster has dropped two of his past three starts to fall to 2-4 with a 4.27 earned-run average in nine games. (Jim Rogash/Getty ...

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M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

M*A*S*H [Blu-Ray]

One of director Robert Altmans favorite ways of describing how M*A*S*H got into theaters is, It wasn't released from 20th Century Fox ... it escaped. Ahead of its time and still one of the most effectively subversive comedies ever to emerge from a major studio, it is of little surprise that ... ...

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  • Canadians invited to weigh in on plan to build army of wind turbines off the shores of Juno Beach in France

    For decades visitors to the D-Day beaches on the northwest coast of France have looked out at the English Channel, taking in the journey made by Allied troops that marked a turning point in the Second World War. The view from some of those sites -- including Juno Beach where 359 Canadians died -- could soon change if a plan succeeds to build an army of wind turbines some 10 kilometres ...

  • Bed sharing raises risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold new study

    Parents who share a bed with their baby are exposing it to a fivefold increase in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, even without any other risk factor such as smoking or alcohol, according to a new study. The analysis of nearly 1500 sudden unexplained infant deaths in Europe and Australasia gives a firm epidemiological foundation to the common wisdom that co-sleeping is dangerous, ...

  • Montreal street named for former Expos catcher Gary Carter

    MONTREAL -- Former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter will be immortalized on Tuesday when a street close to where he used to play is renamed in his honour. Faillon St. W. will be christened Gary Carter St. in a ceremony at 1 p.m. presided by Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum and Villeray-St-Michel-Park Extension Mayor Anie Samson. Faillon St. is near Uniprix Stadium, which used to be known as ...

  • Stanley Cup Stories Red Wings put on show in Motown

    Al Sobotka of the Detroit Red Wings gets the crowd going by spinning an octopus over his head prior to the Red Wings playing the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

  • Patrick Roy to be named Avalanche head coach report

    Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is reportedly on the verge of being the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. A report posted on the Denver Post's website Monday night says Roy's younger brother, Stephane Roy, leaked the impending announcement. "They're discussing the final details of an arrangement," Stephane Roy told the denverpost.com. "Colorado is going ...

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